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How big is Nigeria really?

Nigeria covers 352,000 sq mi (911,000 km虏). Nigeria is 1.3 times the size of Texas.

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Area352,000 sq mi
vs the whole US9.7%
Size rank#33 of 197
CapitalAbuja
People230 million
Widest crossing905 mi
Drive it at 60 mph15 hours
Fly across2 hours

Nigeria vs famous states

Nigeria compared with every state
StateSizeCompared with Nigeria
Alabama51,752 sq miNigeria is 6.8 times the size of Alabama
Alaska586,000 sq miAlaska is 1.7 times the size of Nigeria
American Samoa86 sq miNigeria is 4,075 times the size of American Samoa
Arizona114,000 sq miNigeria is 3.1 times the size of Arizona
Arkansas53,176 sq miNigeria is 6.6 times the size of Arkansas
California158,000 sq miNigeria is 2.2 times the size of California
Colorado104,000 sq miNigeria is 3.4 times the size of Colorado
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands185 sq miNigeria is 1,898 times the size of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Connecticut4,986 sq miNigeria is 71 times the size of Connecticut
Delaware2,032 sq miNigeria is 173 times the size of Delaware
District of Columbia66 sq miNigeria is 5,300 times the size of District of Columbia
Florida58,618 sq miNigeria is 6.0 times the size of Florida
Georgia58,950 sq miNigeria is 6.0 times the size of Georgia
Guam223 sq miNigeria is 1,577 times the size of Guam
Hawaii6,464 sq miNigeria is 54 times the size of Hawaii
Idaho83,405 sq miNigeria is 4.2 times the size of Idaho
Illinois56,268 sq miNigeria is 6.3 times the size of Illinois
Indiana36,155 sq miNigeria is 9.7 times the size of Indiana
Iowa56,185 sq miNigeria is 6.3 times the size of Iowa
Kansas82,224 sq miNigeria is 4.3 times the size of Kansas
Kentucky40,382 sq miNigeria is 8.7 times the size of Kentucky
Louisiana47,513 sq miNigeria is 7.4 times the size of Louisiana
Maine33,022 sq miNigeria is 11 times the size of Maine
Maryland10,410 sq miNigeria is 34 times the size of Maryland
Massachusetts8,209 sq miNigeria is 43 times the size of Massachusetts
Michigan58,267 sq miNigeria is 6.0 times the size of Michigan
Minnesota84,190 sq miNigeria is 4.2 times the size of Minnesota
Mississippi47,743 sq miNigeria is 7.4 times the size of Mississippi
Missouri69,660 sq miNigeria is 5.1 times the size of Missouri
Montana147,000 sq miNigeria is 2.4 times the size of Montana
Nebraska77,243 sq miNigeria is 4.6 times the size of Nebraska
Nevada110,000 sq miNigeria is 3.2 times the size of Nevada
New Hampshire9,264 sq miNigeria is 38 times the size of New Hampshire
New Jersey7,773 sq miNigeria is 45 times the size of New Jersey
New Mexico122,000 sq miNigeria is 2.9 times the size of New Mexico
New York49,008 sq miNigeria is 7.2 times the size of New York
North Carolina49,905 sq miNigeria is 7.1 times the size of North Carolina
North Dakota70,503 sq miNigeria is 5.0 times the size of North Dakota
Ohio41,283 sq miNigeria is 8.5 times the size of Ohio
Oklahoma69,888 sq miNigeria is 5.0 times the size of Oklahoma
Oregon96,853 sq miNigeria is 3.6 times the size of Oregon
Pennsylvania45,254 sq miNigeria is 7.8 times the size of Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico3,511 sq miNigeria is 100 times the size of Puerto Rico
Rhode Island1,101 sq miNigeria is 320 times the size of Rhode Island
South Carolina31,150 sq miNigeria is 11 times the size of South Carolina
South Dakota76,943 sq miNigeria is 4.6 times the size of South Dakota
Tennessee42,138 sq miNigeria is 8.4 times the size of Tennessee
Texas266,000 sq miNigeria is 1.3 times the size of Texas
United States Virgin Islands170 sq miNigeria is 2,070 times the size of United States Virgin Islands
Utah84,815 sq miNigeria is 4.1 times the size of Utah
Vermont9,595 sq miNigeria is 37 times the size of Vermont
Virginia40,536 sq miNigeria is 8.7 times the size of Virginia
Washington67,673 sq miNigeria is 5.2 times the size of Washington
West Virginia24,189 sq miNigeria is 15 times the size of West Virginia
Wisconsin56,045 sq miNigeria is 6.3 times the size of Wisconsin
Wyoming97,652 sq miNigeria is 3.6 times the size of Wyoming

Countries close to Nigeria's size

Venezuela 路 1.0脳Tanzania 路 1.0脳Pakistan 路 1.0脳Egypt 路 1.1脳Namibia 路 0.9脳Mauritania 路 1.1脳

States close to Nigeria's size

Texas 路 0.8脳Alaska 路 1.7脳California 路 0.4脳

Areas come from Natural Earth borders measured on the globe (equal-area), so they can differ a little from official figures that count water differently. Crossing is the widest straight line across the main landmass.